WELLINGTON ITEMS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13107, 22 April 1903, Page 8

WELLINGTON ITEMS.

[From Ox:n Correspondent.] WELLINGTON, April 21. Tho case of the boy Donley, as reported ‘by the Press Association, has caused a good deal of passing comment. The majority are not with-the- cranks who have seized the- opportunity to denounce corporal punishment. In, this respect, however, there is widespread curiosity to know how a boy of weak mind should ever have had a flogging of any kind. The public amazement is duo to the fact that our system appears to herd sane and insane together in these industrial schools. A boy of weak mind gives the Caver-sham people more than they pan do. He is sent to Burnham, with a like result, and the sidelights on the case show floggings (four oificially ' recorded), abscondings of endless recurrency, and death by drowning. The general conclusion, is that that .boy ought to have been found room for somewhere else, and the general cry is : how many more aro there weakmindtd .-enough to require the encouragement of hogging? Mr Hasekien, having returned from his duties on a Commission of Inquiry in Auckland, has resumed his place on the Magistrates’ Bench. Dr M’Arthur, it has been arranged, will remain, and also do' Magisterial duty, the district having been found to require two Magistrates. Mr Haselden, it is thought, will be one of the new district Judges. Dr Grace was buried to-day. A largii crowd of friends and- leading* people were present at the requiem high mass at tho Pro-cathedral. Amongst them I noticed tlie Premier, Sir J. G. Ward, Major-General Babington, the Rev J. Ogg, Mr M. Kennedy and others. A very impressive funeral was preached by the Archbishop, eulogistic of the high character, numerous natural virtues and many good deeds of the much-loved and respected doctor. The music was the old Gregorian requiem, in which the members of the local choir were assisted by a number of clergy especially gathered for the occasion. A large representative cortege followed the remains to the grave in tho Karori cemetery. Tlie service there was very impressive*